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GETE Conference 2026
Bio-Shielding Africa's Megacities Against Emerging Threats: The Lagos State Story
2026
A practical One Health platform for Africa's next layer of preparedness.
The 2026 edition convenes researchers, health professionals, policymakers, security experts, environmental scientists, government representatives and development stakeholders to address emerging biological and health security challenges in Africa.
The 11th African Conference on One Health and Biosecurity is designed as a transdisciplinary platform for knowledge exchange, experience sharing and collaboration. It will explore practical approaches to mitigating biological threats and strengthening health security systems across the continent.
The 2026 conference focuses particularly on protecting rapidly growing African cities from emerging biological threats, using Lagos State as an important context for discussion and learning.
The conference provides an opportunity to exchange knowledge, share research and experiences, strengthen collaboration and explore practical approaches to mitigating biological threats.
Megacity resilience
Preparedness lessons for dense, fast-growing urban environments.
Transdisciplinary dialogue
Connecting health, research, environment, security and policy actors.
Innovation for security
Data, AI, biotechnology and vaccine strategy conversations.
What the conference aims to achieve
Five focused tracks for the 2026 conversation
Mitigating Biological Threats in Africa
Biosecurity, biosafety, bioethics, bioterrorism reduction, the Global Health Security Agenda, economics of biosecurity and public health crisis management in megacities.
Emerging Infectious Diseases & One Health
One Health, outbreak preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, clinical trials, infectious disease trends across Africa and AI in biosecurity.
Data & Health Security
Data generation and use during health emergencies, the Fifth Industrial Revolution, data ethics and data governance.
Vaccine Strategies for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Vaccine research and development, the role of African governments and indigenous manufacturers, and private-sector participation in vaccine production.
Climate Change & Other Emerging Biosecurity Issues
Climate change, antimicrobial resistance and other emerging threats to biosecurity and health security.
Full Programme
Keynote addresses, plenary discussions, technical presentations and interactive sessions. Full programme published as speakers are confirmed.
One day. Five tracks. Hundreds of connections.
The programme will feature keynote addresses, plenary discussions, technical presentations and interactive sessions addressing emerging biological threats, One Health and health security in Africa.
Conference Day
4 November 2026
Civic Center, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Full programme to be published as sessions and speakers are confirmed.
Leading Experts Being Confirmed
The conference will bring together leading experts, researchers, policymakers, health professionals and security specialists from Africa and beyond. Speaker profiles will be published as they are confirmed.
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Register your interest and we will notify you when sessions and speakers are announced.
Share your research, policy insight or field experience.
Researchers, academics, health professionals, policymakers and relevant stakeholders are invited to submit abstracts addressing the conference thematic areas.
- Length: 200–300 words.
- Clearly present the focus and key message of the work.
- Relate to one of the five conference thematic areas.
- Indicate preference for oral/platform or poster presentation.
Accepted abstract delegates receive a 50% reduction in the registration fee.
Simple delegate categories for in-person participation
Registration fee covers conference materials, coffee breaks and lunch buffet.
Student
For eligible student delegates.
African Delegate
For delegates resident in Africa.
Non-African Delegate
For international delegates outside Africa.
Naira Account Details
Bank: Fidelity Bank
Account Name: Global Emerging Pathogen Treatment Initiative
Account Number: 4520011882
Domiciliary Account Details
Bank: Fidelity Bank PLC
Account Name: Global Emerging Pathogen Treatment Initiative
Account Number: 5370002998
Swift Code: FIDTNGLA
Visibility, thought leadership, networking and exhibition opportunities.
The conference provides organisations with opportunities for stakeholder engagement and strategic positioning around One Health, biosecurity and health security priorities in Africa.
Convening people, ideas and partnerships for health security.
Join GETE Conference 2026 in Lagos.
For registration, sponsorship, abstract submission and programme enquiries, contact the conference secretariat.
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Deadline: 10 October 2026. Accepted delegates receive a 50% reduction in registration fees.
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